Autodesk released today the 30-day trial of its latest update to its 3D modeling, texturing, and animation tool 3DS Max. The new version is features accelerated performance as noted by the users of CGTalk, a new integrated MAXScript Pro editor, and a new ‘Review’ toolset for providing instant feedback on certain render settings. Ryan Lesser has written a detailed review of the new MAX over at VFXWord where he came to the conclusion that Max 2008 falls short of being a major milestone, but “as a productivity booster and overall enjoyable experience, this rev of Max delivers“.

You can download the trial version of 3DS Max from here to judge it yourself.

what I like about new version of max is the easy of creation light and to be able to view the effect of it on the viewport … its really helps as you don’t need to render your scene to see the shadows only.

as for sky Portal, it is just a great feature … a better render without increase samples/rays.

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what I like about new version of max is the easy of creation light and to be able to view the effect of it on the viewport … its really helps as you don’t need to render your scene to see the shadows only.

as for sky Portal, it is just a great feature … a better render without increase samples/rays.